Commercial nursery Johnsons of Whixley has appointed a plant health specialist – one of the first businesses in the industry to take on a permanent member of staff in this role. Rebekah Robinson joins North Yorkshire-based Johnsons from the Royal Horticultural Society, where her remit included delivery of plant health policy
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Bradford garden centre’s charity drive continues with a festive initiative
A Bradford Garden Centre is continuing its fund-raising drive for Bradford Stories and the National Literacy Trust with an initiative that encourages children to write a letter. Tong Garden Centre's Christmas Letterbox Appeal encourages children to write their Christmas list and send it to Santa with a special stamp that is
New partnership for Yorkshire Pest Control company
Yorkshire pest control company Key West Pest Control have announced a new partnership with Leeds Beekeeping Association in a bid to protect the dying bee species. The partnership will see the pest control company launch a nationwide campaign raising awareness of how to identify bees and where to get help, in
East Yorkshire chicken business’s triple delight
A Yorkshire Wolds poultry company is celebrating after retaining its BRC certification and learning that it has been shortlisted for two awards. The team at Middleton on the Wolds business, Soanes Poultry has retained its AA grade status against Issue 8 of the BRC certification programme that is globally recognised as
Holmfirth entrepreneurs to appear on Dragons’ Den
East Yorkshire poultry business welcomes new recruits
East Yorkshire poultry supplier Soanes Poultry has appointed two new staff members to support the growing business. The Middleton-on-the-Wolds based business's team has been boosted by the appointment of factory manager, Chris Deakin and sales cCo-ordinator, Tammy McDonald. Mr Deakin joins Soanes Poultry from the sea fish industry and is responsible for
East Yorkshire grower embarks on multi-million-pound expansion
Mill Nurseries in Keyingham is preparing a multi-million-pound project which will expand its greenhouse growing capacity by 25 per cent. The successful family business, established in 1962, is already East Yorkshire’s biggest grower and fifth largest in the UK, supplying over one hundred million tomatoes a year to supermarkets Cooperative, Waitrose, Morrisons and Lidl. The latest build project, which will
EU funding scheme boost – Yorkshire firms have already claimed £1.2m
The window for Yorkshire firms to benefit from European funding has been extended, allowing hundreds more companies to benefit. The move has prompted the free peer-to-peer export mentoring service for the Leeds City Region, ExportExchange.co.uk, to urge businesses to make applications in order to take advantage of the funding. With more than
NFU Mutual estimates cost of Yorkshire Dales flash flooding claims will top £3m
Rural insurer, NFU Mutual, is dealing with more than 200 claims for damage caused by the devastating floods with an estimated cost over £3m. NFU Mutual, which insures over three quarters of UK farmers and thousands of rural homes and businesses, activated its emergency claims plan to provide essential help to
Phase one of East Yorkshire poultry business’s expansion plan is complete
The first phase of Soanes Poultry's £1.6m poultry factory extension project has been completed with the installation of a new chiller. Work began on the £400,000 project in September 2018 and will increase chill capacity at the Middleton on the Wolds factory by 25 per cent. Soanes Poultry's managing director Nigel Upson